Alex Beam vs. Dana Fillingim — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dana Fillingim
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dana Fillingim built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dana Fillingim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Dana Fillingim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Dana Fillingim

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.67
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.61
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.5
56.5
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.56
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3229
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
9.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4579
38.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4251
35.55
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Dana Fillingim

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Dana Fillingim

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
301.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
546.53
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
114.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
105.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.94
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.91
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.38
34.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
129.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
152.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.19
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
38.61
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
66.83
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.81
39.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
102.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.85
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Fillingim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Dana Fillingim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0